The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Luis W. Alvarez

Title:

Professor of Physics

Affiliation:

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

1988

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1963

Citation:

"For his inspiring leadership in experimental high energy physics, continuing development of the bubble chamber, discovery of many states of elementary particles, and his contributions to National defense."

Presented by President Johnson at a White House Ceremony in January 1964.